Old Red Sandstone rocks, principally sandstone with some erratics of Dalradian schist
Distinctive reddish brown colour within subsoil
Sandy loam water-modified material within the upper 60cms overlying sandy silt loam or clay loam at greater depth. Slightly to moderate stony.
Arable, some forestry and limited recreation.
Undulating lowland and foothills with gentle or moderate slopes, all landforms generally free from rock outcrop.
Moderately acidic with low or medium percentage base saturation in subsoil but high in fine-textured parent material. Low total phosphorus in subsoil.
SERIES NAME | SOIL TYPE | DRAINAGE | PARENT MATERIAL |
---|---|---|---|
Aldbar | Podzol and humus iron podzol | Free | Till |
Balrownie [2] | Brown forest soil with gleying | Imperfect | Till often water-modified |
Balrowskel | Skeletal soi | Variable | Very shallow drift |
Buchanyhill | Brown forest soil | Free | Deeply weathered rock and till onto rock |
Dunblane | Brown forest soil [3] | Free | Till |
Findowrie | Peaty gley (SW) [4] | Very poor | Till often water-modified |
Hayston | Humus iron podzol [5] | Free | Weathering sandstone |
Kippendavie | Brown forest soil [3] with gleying | Imperfect | Till |
Liff | Brown forest soil [3] with gleying | Imperfect | Colluvium |
Lour | Noncalcareous gley [6] | Poor | Till often water-modified |
Muirhead | Podzol [7] and humus iron podzol [5] | Imperfect | Till |
Reedie | Brown forest soil [3] | Free | Till often water-modified |
Sheriffmuir | Peaty gley (SW) [4] | Poor and very poor | Till |
Shindour | Peaty podzol [8] | Free | Till |
Tullibardine | Peaty podzol [8] | Imperfect | Till |
Links:
[1] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/images/explorescotland/es-soil-association-balrownie.jpg
[2] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/series/balrownie
[3] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/brownforestsoils
[4] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/peatygleys
[5] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/humusironpodzols
[6] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/noncalcareousgleys
[7] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/podzols
[8] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/peatypodzols
[9] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/allan-lilly
[10] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/introduction
[11] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils
[12] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/learning/exploringscotland/soils/parentmaterial